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Back to SearchThe Engines of Our Ingenuity 1532: Typewriters
Episode 1532
Episode: 1532 The invention and selling of the typewriter. Today, the typewriter teaches us its purpose.
3 months ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1531: Only a Theory
Episode 1531
Episode: 1531 On restoring the word theory. Today, let's theorize.
3 months ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2562: Paul Samuelson and the textbook Economics
Episode 2562
Episode: 2562 Paul Samuelson and the textbook Economics. Today, a book that helped educate the world.
3 months ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3354: Wharton Esherick
Episode 3354
Episode: 3354 Wharton Esherick's finely-crafted furniture, objects, and art enliven the studio building he designed and constructed. Today, building…
3 months ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3266: New Year Fireworks
Episode 3266
Episode: 3266 Fireworks, Firecrackers, and Lunar New Year. Today, we ring the new year in with a bang.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3353: Sandrin
Episode 3353
Episode: 3353 An example showing how music, like other technologies, evolves. Today, a lesson from an old song.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1530: The Medieval Mason
Episode 1530
Episode: 1530 Medieval masons and the mischief of success. Today, we meet a medieval mason.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1529: Osborne Reynolds
Episode 1529
Episode: 1529 Osborne Reynolds: of sand Reynolds Numbers. Today, a great Victorian engineer.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1527: Polio and Clean Water
Episode 1527
Episode: 1527 How Clean Water triggered the Great Polio Epidemics. Today, we wonder where polio came from.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2559: Going, Going, Gone!
Episode 2559
Episode: 2559 Going, Going, Gone! A look at auctions. Today, going, going, gone!
3 months, 1 week ago